Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Day 3 of Pope visit includes public mass and visit to Alberta pilgrimage site
EDMONTON - Tens of thousands of people are expected to fill Edmonton's football stadium today to take part in a public mass with Pope Francis. The pontiff is set to address Indigenous groups, resident...
Jul 26, 2022
WATCH: Local Indigenous members speak on Pope Francis visit to Maskwacis
It was an emotional day in Maskwacis on Monday as local Indigenous members expressed their perspectives on Pope Francis' apology for the Roman Catholic church's harms through the residential school sy...
Jul 25, 2022
ASIRT investigating officer involved shooting in Stettler
One man is in hospital after an officer involved shooting in Stettler Sunday night.On July 24, 2022 at 10:14 p.m., Stettler RCMP were dispatched to a report of a disturbance involving several people i...
Jul 25, 2022
Westerner Days 2022, 'a success across the board'
Officials with Westerner Park say the Westerner Days Fair & Exposition ended with another day of blue skies and warm weather, capping off central Alberta's largest summer celebration.Following a t...
Jul 25, 2022
UPDATE: Ponoka RCMP investigating fatal collision
UPDATE July 26, 2022: Ponoka RCMP advise Highway 53 between Range Road 271 and 272 is passable in both directions. Motorists are no longer asked to avoid the area. July 25, 2022 Ponoka RCMP, Fire and ...
Jul 25, 2022
Collision closes Highway 12 overpass near Lacombe
The Highway 12 overpass over the QEll near Lacombe is currently closed to all traffic.Highway 2 southbound traffic is being diverted through Lacombe. Northbound traffic, however, is not affected. Acco...
Jul 25, 2022
'Deplorable evil': Full text of the Pope's residential school apology
MASKWACIS, ALTA. - Pope Francis delivered an apology to Indigenous residential school survivors in Maskwacis, Alta., after a visit to the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School on Mon...
Jul 25, 2022
Day 2 of Pope visit to include stops at a former residential school, Edmonton church
MASKWACIS - Pope Francis is expected to speak publicly for the first time on his Canadian visit at a meeting this morning with First Nations, Inuit and Mtis peoples in a community south of Edmonton. T...
Jul 25, 2022
UPDATE: Torben Schmidt, 76, of Red Deer, located
Red Deer RCMP wish to advise Torben Schmidt has been located. The RCMP thank the public and the media for their assistance.
Jul 24, 2022
Travellers' Advisory: Papal visit highway closures: QEII, Highways 2A and 611
On the morning of July 25, Pope Francis will travel to Maskwacis for an event at 10 a.m. that will result in rolling closures along the Queen Elizabeth II Highway southbound.Provincial officials say t...
Jul 24, 2022